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Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan 1567–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Loch Leven Castle, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland

Death Date: 1630

Death Location: Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Lochleven

Mother: Christiana Buchan

Spouse(s): Sir Drum

Children(s): Lady Irvine

The story of Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan began in 1567 in Loch Leven Castle, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland. Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan married Sir Alexander Little Breeches Irvine 9Th Laird Of Drum, and had children including Lady Katherine Irvine. Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan passed away in 1630 in Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan began in 1567 in Loch Leven Castle, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland.
  • Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan married Sir Alexander Little Breeches Irvine 9Th Laird Of Drum, and had children including Lady Katherine Irvine.
  • Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan passed away in 1630 in Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Lochleven
1543–1580
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Christiana Buchan
1548–1580
Birth Location: Buchanan Castle, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Drum
1560–1626
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Irvine
1582–1662
Birth Location: Straloch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady Buchan's Ancestors

Self
Lady Buchan
1567–1630
Birth Place: Loch Leven Castle, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland
Parents
Robert Douglas 4th Earl of Lochleven
1543–1580
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Christiana (Stewart 4th Countess of) Buchan
1548–1580
Buchanan Castle, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Stewart Master of Buchan, Secretary of State to Queen) Mary
1500–1547
Bobbingworth, Essex, England
Margaret (of the Boyne) Ogilvie
1504–1559
Boyne, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Buchan's Descendants

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Lady (Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of) Buchan (1567–1630) m. Sir (Alexander "Little Breeches" Irvine 9th Laird of) Drum (1560–1626)
  1. 1. Lady (Katherine) Irvine 1582–1662 m. Sir (Robert Gordon 1st Baronet) Gordonstoun 1580–1661
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Arthur) Gordon 1625–1680 m. Lady (Catherine Isabella) Menzies 1637–1719
      1. 1. Adrian (Bryan Gordy or) Gordon 1656–1715 m. Mary ("Polly") Dusharoone 1670–1700
        1. 1. Mary Gordy 1683–1753 m. John (William Holloway) Jr. 1679–1753

Lady Buchan's Timeline

3 Records

1567
1567
Birth of Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan in Loch Leven Castle, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland
Loch Leven Castle, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland
1590
1590
Age 23
Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan was married in Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1630
1630
Age 63
Death of Lady Mariota "Marion" Douglas 5th Countess of Buchan in Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Loch Leven Castle, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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